Microsoft says hackers used vulnerabilities in the Boa web server, discontinued in 2005 but ubiquitous on IoT devices, to target India’s energy sector (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

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Microsoft says hackers used vulnerabilities in the Boa web server, which was discontinued in 2005 but ubiquitous in all IoT devices, to target India’s energy sectorMicrosoft said today that security vulnerabilities affecting a web server that has been discontinued since 2005 have been used to attack and compromise organizations in the energy sector.